Create Your Novel’s Central Conflict

Conflict is the beating heart of your story.

Your central conflict has to be the reason everything else happens. Every element — from settings, to subplots, to minor characters — has to stem from the conflict at the core of your story.

To bring your story to life, you have to get really clear on the central conflict that’s driving it. Your central conflict has to be big enough to grab readers’ imaginations but also specific enough to make them care. The easiest way to do that is to get inspired. Here’s how!